Leominster No. 1
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09741LEO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [basin only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Priory and Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Font Location in Church: Reported ca. 1930 in the garden of the old Market Hall, later known as Grange House
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Site Location: Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: The House is located 140 yards S of the Church. Leominster is located 19 km N of Hereford
Additional Comments: abandoned font: the basin of a 12th-century font in the garden of a local house, the former Market Hall of the town
Font Notes:
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Described in the inventory of Herefordshire (1931-1934, vol. III: 116) as one of two fonts located at the time in the gardens at Grange House, the former Market Hall, and were originally from the church. This one is described as "tapering cylindrical bowl of a 12th-century font". [NB: the other font is reported at a later date back in the church [cf. Index entry for Leominster No. 2]
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Number of Pieces: one [basin only]
Font Shape: bucket-shaped
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
REFERENCES
- Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire, London: H.M. Stationary Office, 1931-1934, vol. III: p. 116